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Creamy Dairy-Free Mushroom And Watercress Pasta

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A super simple creamy pasta sauce - what's not to like. This pasta dish celebrates spring and summer with a wonderful array of greens.
Course Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine European, Italian
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword easy pasta recipes, pea and pasta recipes, pea pasta recipes, vegan creamy pasta, watercress pasta
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Servings 4
Calories 593

Ingredients

  • 300 g Pasta
  • 250 g Peas
  • 50 g Watercress roughly torn or chopped
  • 15 g Tarragon finely chopped
  • 15 g Dill finely chopped
  • 1/2 Medium Lemon juiced
  • 2 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
  • 125 g Shiitake Mushrooms roughly torn or chopped
  • 3 Medium Banana Shallots finely sliced
  • 200 ml Oat Cream
  • 180 ml White Wine
  • 1 Teaspoon Mustard Powder
  • 2 Teaspoons Nutritional Yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Place you pasta in a deep saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to boil and cook until aldente as per the packet instructions. Drain and reserve.
  • Whilst your pasta is cooking heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Toss in the shallots and garlic and fry until the shallots are see-through.
  • Add the mushrooms and the white wine tot the pan and increase the heat. Reduce the wine until it just coats the pan and the mushrooms have taken a little colour.
  • Pour the oat cream, lemon juice, mustard powder and nutritional yeast into the pan. Mix well to combine, then reduce the heat to a simmer and tip in the peas. Cook until the peas have just heated through - about 2 - 3 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the heat, add the chopped herbs to the sauce and season to taste. Then tip in the pasta and watercress. Toss the sauce with the pasta and watercress until evenly combined. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 593kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 779mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1830IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 149mg | Iron: 4mg